ArmedOkie
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thinking of picking up a lee pro 1000 to start loading 357 magnum. Just curious what you guys end up paying per round to reload 357 these days. I can buy as low as .30 cents per round. Hoping i can reload closer to 20 per round.
I think I'm right at $0.12 per round for plated that leave my .357 carbine at just under 1200fps. Great practice rounds, IMO. My hunting stuff, on the other hand will be closer to $0.54 each.
The only way you can get even close to a comparison is to define what you can buy for thirty cents a round? To be more specific what bullet? When you buy it obviously comes brass included, you will need brass for your first round you hand load. Most people do not include the brass cost since "I already have it".thinking of picking up a lee pro 1000 to start loading 357 magnum. Just curious what you guys end up paying per round to reload 357 these days. I can buy as low as .30 cents per round. Hoping i can reload closer to 20 per round.
The question is not how many 357 guns you have, the question is how many 38 Special or 357 Magnum rounds you fire in a given time period? Do you shoot 200 rounds a month? Maybe 500 a month? Some guys may shoot a thousand a month. Doesn't take much to figure out who would benefit from hand loading and recoup their investment quicker.Gah... I don't know what to do! I have a 357 20" lever and a 5.5" 1873 revolver. I only plink and shoot targets informally. Other guns are all 9mm (which I don't want to reload/pick up my brass) or blackpowder, so no immediate plans to reload anything but 357/38. Should I just buy cheap ammo, or should I get a press and get to work?
Berrys bullets, cci 500 small pistol primers and a minimal charge of Titegroup.Just curious what bullet/powder combo you are using for your plated loads?
Gee, should time and a half or double time apply?What's your time worth?